10 Dec 2014
Posted by Iryna Kuchma, Open Access Programme Manager
“We have challenges, a lot of challenges in Kenya,” says Dr. Bessie Mukami, a general physician who serves at Embu General Provincial Hospital, a (...)
23 Oct 2014
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
In many countries, textbooks on particular areas of law such as criminal, constitutional or contract law become classics that are widely regarded (...)
22 Oct 2014
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
In retrospect the clouds hovering above the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva look ominous (see photo for our news item on (...)
08 Sep 2014
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), short courses that are delivered online for free, are said to be taking the academic world by storm. Thousands (...)
01 Aug 2014
Posted by Jean Fairbairn, Communications Manager / Website
EIFL has released a new video which shows the impact of an EIFL Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) supported project that uses tablet (...)
09 Jul 2014
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
In a disagreement that split mainly along north-south lines, the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) failed for the (...)
22 May 2014
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
Two representatives from EIFL joined a 16-strong international team representing 11 library and organizations spanning Africa, Australia, Canada, (...)